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BREAKING: Trump announces U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement

During a highly anticipated speech at the Rose Garden, climate denier President Donald Trump announced that the United States of America will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement secured under Barack Obama’s leadership. President Trump stated that the accord was “bad” and poorly negotiated by the Obama administration, and that he “is keeping his campaign promise to put American workers first.”

Part of Trump’s speech read, ”The Paris Accord is a BAD deal for Americans, and the President’s action today is keeping his campaign promise to put American workers first. The accord was negotiated poorly by the Obama administration and signed out of desperation. It frontloads costs on the American people to the detriment of our economy.”

Before the announcement was officially made, Donald Trump was cited by The Daily Best telling congressional staffers on a conference call that he is withdrawing from the Paris accord. Energy policy adviser for the White House, Michael Catanzaro, confirmed that “the United States is getting out of the Paris agreement.” Catanzaro added that Trump “will be open to and will immediately be looking for a better deal.”

Reportedly, the Trump administration will follow steps for withdrawal laid out in the agreement. In total, says Catanzaro, removing the U.S. from the deal will take four years. “But we’re going to make very clear to the world that we’re not going to be abiding by what the previous administration agreed to,” he said.

At the time of its signing, 195 countries, including the United States, pledged to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change in order to prevent global catastrophes which may result from rising temperatures. President Barack Obama committed America to a goal of lowering emissions by 26 percent to 28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. The broad aim was to increase these cuts over time. With the United States exiting the Paris Agreement, carbon emissions are likely to increase, potentially propelling global disasters resulting from rising sea levels, severe weather conditions, and increased temperatures.

On a positive note, China and the European Union are prepared to publicly recommit to the agreement with or without the United States. Also, Trump cannot technically withdraw from the agreement until November of 2019. Finally, many U.S.-based companies, including Apple, have ambitious goals to run on 100% clean energy in the near future. With support from educated consumers, the U.S. may reach its previously contracted emissions goal with or without the President’s support.

2 thoughts on “BREAKING: Trump announces U.S. will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement”

It is really strange that state with highest energy consumption ( three time higher than western Europe) is neglecting laws of physics and feels not obliged to act in solidarity with whole world in direction of solving main problem of mankind. Does Trumph imagine, that whole world will pay for American odours and climate impacts. No way. Contribute accordingly to energy consumption.

Trump has proven himself to be a enemy of the globe and the UN now has to impose serious and course changing sanctions on the USA, just like they have on countries the USA have branded as evil in the past. If the UN are not able to do this, I beg every person to urge their governments to impose trade sanctions on the USA outside the UN. We all know that it will not happen, because the USA is the biggest bully in the world and has been for many decades.

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During a highly anticipated speech at the Rose Garden, climate change denier President Donald Trump announced that the United States of America will be withdrawing from the Paris agreement entered into under Barack Obama’s leadership.

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During a highly anticipated speech at the Rose Garden, climate change denier President Donald Trump announced that the United States of America will be withdrawing from the Paris agreement entered into under Barack Obama’s leadership.

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During a highly anticipated speech at the Rose Garden, climate change denier President Donald Trump announced that the United States of America will be withdrawing from the Paris agreement entered into under Barack Obama’s leadership.